TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

She is also the co-founder of Build In SE , a community of founders, funders and ecosystem partners committed to company building in the Southeast (#BuildInSE). Meanwhile, VCs will approach founders saying, “We are now looking into markets beyond Silicon Valley.”. Share on Twitter. and Canada. More posts by this contributor.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Plenty of good funding rounds, a highly skilled workforce and a strong entrepreneurial culture have given Amsterdam a booming startup ecosystem. based tech founders are welcomed with open arms. Adyen launched in 2006, and in June 2018, it was listed as one of Europe’s largest tech IPOs with a value of €7 billion. A great team.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

TechCrunch’s Kate Clark has done a round-up of the largest “private VC” rounds of 2018, and there’s a whole other list for just $100M+ financings led by Softbank’s Vision Fund. For those founders who’ve made it to the Bay Area, seed funding is plentiful. Money has been coming into the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families. Seriously, this happens.

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Revolution

JUNE 15, 2023

CAVA’s founders had a vision to bring heritage, heart, health, and innovation to the fast-casual sector. Founders Ike Grigoropoulos, Dimitri Moshovitis, and Ted Xenohristos grew up together. For CAVA’s co-founders, taste and hospitality unite. Now their company is trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Maryland, and Virginia.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. 80 percent of construction firms are having trouble hiring craft workers ( Associated General Contractors of America from August 2018 ).Today, percent are younger than 25. ( USA News ).Labor

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Hunter Walk

MAY 17, 2024

As a leader of teams within larger organizations, I was able to build phenomenal teams in terms of both delivery and culture. I did this in part by defining my team’s culture as being outside-the-norm; I worked hard to make sure that my team felt special in the context of the larger organization.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2020

In 2018, Leslie Feinzaig , the founder of Female Founders Alliance , launched a free, equity-free accelerator for women called Ready, Set, Raise. The goal was to provide under-networked female founders the coaching and connections needed to raise money. Here’s a look at Ready, Set, Raise’s third cohort of startups: ?

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. Of the 43 U.S.-based Hope is not a strategy.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2022

Founded in August 2018, Truora was originally focused on background checks for gigster platforms. In 2018 and 2019, its biggest customers were ride-hailing companies, and with the pandemic, the company saw an increase in e-commerce and marketplace customers. . “We Eventually, it also wants to expand further in Brazil.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 29, 2019

That changed in late 2018 when Brannon helped with launching a new EO chapter, in Charleston. As the founder of Poe Group Advisors , a company that has been facilitating the sale and transfer of accounting firms since 2003, Brannon is no stranger to connecting people and growing an organization. “I

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

IgniteXL Ventures, a fund founded by general partner Claire Chang, closed on its first fund of $10 million aimed at backing diverse early-stage founders in the beauty and wellness industry. Chang formed igniteXL in 2018 and started fundraising over a year ago. The fact is that an opportunity lies in this overlooked market.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Aditi Shekar, the co-founder, gave me some notes about why the ongoing popularity of Venmo is validation for the company, instead of competition. Money is emotional and complex, and the opportunity within the multiplayer fintech reflects just that. 3 adtech and martech VCs see major opportunities in privacy and compliance.

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TechCrunch

JULY 21, 2021

This brings the company’s total funds raised to $87 million since the company was founded by Richard Hong and Darwish Gani in 2018. He’s known Gani since college and worked with Hong over the past two years, calling the pair “one of the most data-driven and founder market fits I have seen.”. “At

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The company is the second venture in the realm of “functional soda” for co-founders Ben Goodwin and David Lester, who have worked together for nearly a decade. million in funding since 2018, according to Crunchbase data, Olipop announced $30 million in Series B funding on a $200 million valuation. After raising some $13.5

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 29, 2023

The inside of the MEDIAIPLUS office Despite having the opportunity to select a different location, I found the prospect of starting a business quite overwhelming. Before establishing MEDIAIPLUS in 2018, I had gained experience in a foreign company, familiarizing myself with its organizational culture.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Then she met product designer and entrepreneur Farwah Tapal, who had recently returned to Pakistan from Spain, and the two created Oraan in 2018 to help women access financial services. Oraan founders Farwah Tapal and Halima Iqbal. This is a goldmine to create something valuable for the end user, as well as a business opportunity.” .

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Since that time, Centeno and her team built a direct-to-consumer subscription-based model and hired co-CEO Elise Densborn, who had been one of the company’s early loyal customers, in 2018. Centeno did not disclose the company’s total funding, which includes an undisclosed Series A in 2018. Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time?

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2022

Lumachain founder and CEO Jamila Gordon. trillion per annum, and it helps feed the world,” company founder and CEO Jamila Gordon told TechCrunch. Lumachain was founded in 2018 to use computer vision-based artificial intelligence to transform meat plant operations. Is cell-cultured meat ready for prime time?

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Their culture is flexible and collaborative, making it a top Detroit startup to work at, and they’re constantly innovating and helping small businesses find the banking tools they need. The co-founders are looking for entrepreneurial candidates who are “obsessed with finding a better way” and feel free to innovate. FinTech companies.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. Of the 43 U.S.-based Hope is not a strategy.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Equal Ventures and Uncork Capital, as well as from WndrCo (the investment and holding company led by DreamWorks and Quibi founder/co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg) and from CAA co-founder Michael Ovitz. The startup previously raised $3.6 million in seed funding.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

JANUARY 15, 2021

Whether they’re highlighting a few entrepreneurs in the community, a new innovation district or initiative, or how their startup community has come together to support entrepreneurs, these cities have created engaging messaging that showcases their entrepreneurs and startup community and in the process supports a culture of entrepreneurship.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round with participation from new investor Coatue and existing investors Greylock, Aspect Ventures/Acrew Capital, Singtel Innov8 and Shlomo Kramer (who is the co-founder and CEO of the company). “There’s a huge opportunity and we want to move as fast as possible.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Founded in 2018 by Jumoke Dada , the online furniture seller sources raw materials from local suppliers and manufactures furniture pieces from sofas and beds to chairs and tables, which it sells to individual customers and businesses. When Dada launched the platform, its target audience was solely businesses.

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TechCrunch

JULY 30, 2021

The findings may not be troubling if these respondents were millennial startup founders, years from leaving their companies. Crucially, it will help the incoming and future generations of leadership understand critical aspects of its track record, the lessons learned, culture and identity.

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StartupNation

APRIL 26, 2021

It will highlight Midwest companies seeking early stage funding and offer an opportunity to connect with founders, angel investors and venture capitalists. Now we were on a bit of a run-up I think in 2019, we eclipsed the 500 million mark and in 2018, around 350 million in venture investors. This is right up my alley, indeed.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Getting distracted may seem innocuous, but the consequences are disastrous over time: lost productivity, falling revenues, and a gnawing ever-present sense of missed opportunities. Navy SEAL commander, NYT/WSJ bestselling author , founder of SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind ; follow SEALFIT on YouTube , Facebook , or Instagram.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 30, 2021

You may know her from her cheeky, on point shorts about tech culture (and tech Twitter). Gay gave us an honest look into the life of creator helper turned creator actual , admitting that her current job path wasn’t possible in 2018. every single park hang in San Francisco pic.twitter.com/fApsQ674YD.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 17, 2019

By Violet Lim, CEO and Co-Founder at Lunch Actually Group. She has also created a culture that authentically values giving back and making a positive difference in the world. Elizabeth Tan: Founder of Sight to Sky and CEO of Heatwave Shoes. Hayley Quinn: Founder, Dating Expert and Social Media Personality.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

He launched his latest venture, Strangeworks in 2018 and raised $4 million in seed stage capital. TechCrunch Live is a free weekly event featuring investors, founders, and startups with the goal of helping entrepreneurs build better venture-backed businesses. He didn’t raise any capital for Chaotic Moon. Austin got hit hard.

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StartupNation

MAY 18, 2021

But a deeper look tells a much different story, one that actually touches all of us in various and important ways, ranging from added employment opportunities to the way we live our lives to the quality of the lives we lead — and, in fact, even to how long we’ll likely live our lives. How significant is venture capital funding?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 6, 2020

We live in a world with a stereotypical representation of what a startup founder looks like, so it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population feels underrepresented. So, why should startup founders care about attracting and retaining a diverse workforce? Myth 1: Startup founders are young . Fastest growing 0.1

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Founded in 2018 (and formerly known as Flugauto), Blueflite is a last-mile logistics startup that offers drone delivery services. The founders are from Ann Arbor, but this company now hires remotely and has a major job on its hand working with infrastructure cleanup across the U.S. After raising $10.3 Spellbound AR. and the world.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

David Teten is founder of Versatile VC and writes periodically at teten.com and @dteten. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. based founders, 35 were white American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. David Teten.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The Series E deal was led by PeopleFund with new investors including Reid Hoffman’s and Mark Pincus’ Reinvent Capital, AmRest founder Henry McGovern, Pennant Investors, VectoIQ partners Steve Girsky, Mary Chan, and Julia Steyn also deploying capital. The pandemic seems to have gone from a pain point to an opportunity for growth at Getaround.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

Alisee de Tonnac is co-founder and co-CEO of Seedstars , a Swiss-based group with a mission to impact people’s lives in emerging markets through technology and entrepreneurship. Furthermore, women founders receive less than 3% of all VC dollars. These things, in turn, exert a determining influence on our culture.”. Contributor.

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